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addBookLink("1560258500");A couple of years ago, we mentioned Monster Island, David Wellington's novel (posted in blog format) set in Manhattan, one month after New York has been overrun by zombies. According to Shock Till You Drop, Monster Island is headed for the big screen. The Fix Online interviews with Ellen Datlow. "I think the boundaries between the three fantastic fiction genres--sf, Continue Reading →

Some writers have gotten together and published an anthology whose proceeds will go to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. The book, Writers for Relief edited by Davey Beauchamp, contains short stories, poems and essays by the likes of Gardner Dozois, Brian Aldiss, Larry Niven, Nancy Kress Joe Haldeman and others. The book is also directly from Lulu Press who offers Continue Reading →

REVIEW SUMMARY: Cybernetically strung-out freedom fighter leads a too-large cast in a too-small book that fires and...misses. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In Ragamuffin, Nashara is a last ditch effort, centuries in the making, to usurp the yoke of alien rule by the pirate-like force of terran traditionalists, that refuse to submit to the masters of humanity. MY REVIEW: PROS: Technology; Continue Reading →

Audio: @Audible.com: Ringworld by Larry Niven [via SFFAudio]@Starship Sofa: "Lord Dickens's Declaration" by Lawrence Santoro (This is also available as an eBook, the proceeds from which will go to Spider and Jeanne Robinson as they struggle with Jeanne's illness.)@Beware the Hairy Mango: "The Creepy Little Mailbox Man" by Matthew Sanborn Smith.@Dunesteef: "Page 67: Final Exam" by Edward McKeown.@Podcastle: "Superhero Girl" Continue Reading →